diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/ReaderWriterFFmpeg.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/ReaderWriterFFmpeg.cpp
index c507fe10f..cfc22da1d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/ReaderWriterFFmpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/ffmpeg/ReaderWriterFFmpeg.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
         if (path.empty())
             return ReadResult::FILE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-        return readImageStream(filename, options);
+        return readImageStream(path, options);
     }
     
     ReadResult readImageStream(const std::string& filename, const osgDB::ReaderWriter::Options * options) const